Stove or range



April 12 1927.-

A. F. HARTER STOVE 0R BANG E Filed Oqt. 11, 1925 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 @jApril 12 1927.

A. F. HARTER STOVE .OR RANGE Filed Oct. 11, 1926 2 Sheets-Sheet zHHWIWIH JH MIIM liii "g" Patented Apr. I2, 192 7 UNITED: STATES V1,624,550 PATENT OFFICE. Y

AUGUSTUS IL EARTER, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR IDO' CBIBBEN'& SEXTON'COMPANY, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS,- A COBM)RA'I'ION OF ILLINOIS.

STOVE OR RANGE.

' Application flled October 11, 1926. Serial No. 140,880.

This invention pertains particularly to the oven construction in ranges,such as gas ranges.

The primary object is tov provide an im- 5 proved oven constructionwhich is staunch,

gas range embod 'ng the invention; Fig. 2,

a broken vertica .sectional view, no an enlarged scale, taken asindicated at line 2, of Fig. 1; Fig. 3, a broken horizontal section atone of the front corners of the oven, the section being taken asindicated at line 3 of Fig. 1; Fig. 4, a broken vertical section takenas indicated at line 4 of Fig. 2, this section being parallelwith theplane of the oven front; Fig. 5, a brokenpers ective view showing thefront portion of t e top plate of the oven Fig. 6, a broken innerperspective view showing one of the corners of the front frame. of theoven-unit; Fig. 7, a sectional perspective'view looking into the inner,upper corner of the oven; and Fig. 8, a broken vertical sectional view,showing a rear'upper corner portion of the. oven.

In the illustration given, A. designates an oven-unit of a gas range;and B designates the cooking-top of the range.

The oven-unit is shown provided. with a' front frame -A- equipped withan upper door 85 A of a baking oven andwith a lower door A for thebroiler oven. L a

The baking oven and broiler'oven are constructed as a unit. This unitcomprises, in addition to the front frame A, sheet-metal side plates 1,a sheet-metal top plate 2, and

' flanges 1 and 2 with relation to the frame a sheet-metal rear wall- 3.Y

The side plates 1 are providednear their upper ends with inwardly offsetmargins 1, from the upper edges of which extendinturned flanges 1";also, said plates are pro vided withinwardly ofiset margins 1 andinturned flanges 1, which extend parallel with the plane of the frontframe A. The flanges 1 may be-omitted, if desired. The top plate 2 isrovided at its lateral edges with downwar ly turned flanges 2*, and atits rear edge with a downwardly turned flan' 2". As shown in Fig. 5, thetop-plate 2 is offset downwardly at its front portion to provide adepressed margin 2,

' top plate.

from which depends an attaching flange 2 which is disposed parallel withthe plane of the. front frame A of the oven-unit. The top member 2 .isnotched at thecorners, as indicated at 2.

The front frame A of the oven-unit, which preferably is of cast metal,presents a front face 4 and a rearwardly extending miter flange 4*. Oneof the door-openings is indicated'at 4 and the metal of the frame isoffset inwardly as indicated at 4, to provide'the seat for. the door.

' The wall 4 of the frame is provided at its inner side with tapped lugs4, as many as may be desired, which are adapted to re.- c'eive capscrews '5 which connect the flanges 1 'ofthe side plates of the oven andflange. 2 of the'top plate of the oven with the ovenfront. The capscrews pass through slots, or large openings 6, with which the attachingflanges of the sheet-metal plates are provided. The frame A is shownprovided, also, with lugs 7 which are of use in bolding thelining-plates of the oven in position. As will -'be noted from Figs. 2and 7, the upper front corners of the side'pl'ates 1 are notched asindicated at 1 to provide the necessary clearance for the flange 2 ofthe In assemblin the members of the ovenunit, the inwar lyoflfsetportions 1 of the "side plates and the downwardly offset'portion 2 ofthe to plate fit within the rearwardly turned an e 4 of the front frameA, so as to provi e flush joints; and the downturned lateral flaliigesof the top plate embrace the inwardly 0 set margin portions 7 1 of theside plates, as will be best under-. stood from Fig. 7. The tapped lugs4 of the frame A space the inwardly turned A; and thecap screws 5 enterthe tapped lugs and secure the parts together.

The front edge portions 2 of the lateral flanges 2 of the top plate abuta ainst the rear edge of the flange 4 of the frame A.

As shown in Fig. 8, the side plates 1 are provided at'their rear edgeswith inturned flanges 1, which embrace the rear plate 3 of. the oven.The lateral flanges 2'of the top plate 2 are secured, by'bolts 8, to theportions 1 of the side plates 1. As appears from Fig. 8, the oven isshown equipped at its rear portion with a standard-plate 9, connected bymeans of bolts 10, which-serve no plates, top plate, and

v one of the lateral lining plates 11 of the oven, supported by lugs 7.The upper portlion of the lining plate 11 appears again in fig. 4.

From the description given, it will be understood that the side platesand top plate of the oven are flush with the perimeter of the frontframe A; also,that the inturned flanges of the side plates and top plateof the oven-unit are securely fastened to'the front frame bymeans of theconcealed capbolts 5. I

The construction described is staunch and durable, and may be easilyassembled. The oven-unit thus constructed presents a neat appearance,with flush joints.

The foregoing detailed description has been given for clearness ofunderstanding only, and no unnecessary limitations should be understoodtherefrom.

What I regard as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

1. In a range, an oven-unit comprising a frontframe provided withdoor-openings and having a rearwardly turned outer' flange, a top platehaving a depressedfront marginal portion fitting within said flange andhaving a downwardly turned attaching flange, side plates having at theirupper portions inwardly offset margins and having at their frontportions inwardly offset mar-- gins provided with inturned attachingflanges, said top plate having dependin lateral flanges fitting over theinwardly 01f set upper margins of the side plates, and cap screwsconnecting said attaching-flanges to said front frame.

2. A range-oven comprising a front frame ting within the lateral flangesof said frame and provided with inturned attaching flanges, said sideplates having also inwardly struck .upper margins provided with inturnedflanges, a top plate having depending lateral flanges embracing theinwardly struck upper margins of the side plates and having a depressedfront margin fitting within the top flange of said frame, and providedwith a depending attaching flange, and cap screws securing said flangeto said lugs.

3. A range-oven comprising a front frame having a rearwardly turnedmarginal flange and provided at its inner side with tapped lugs spacedfrom said flange, side platesflfi having inwardly struck front marginsfitting within the lateral flanges of said frame and provided withinturned attaching flanges, said side plates having also inwardly struckupper margins provided with 70 inturned flanges, a top plate havingdepend ing lateral flanges embracing the inwardly struck upper marginsof the side plates and having a depressed front margin fitting withinthe top flange of said frame and pro vided with a depending attachingflange, cap screws securing said attaching flanges to said lugs,lining-supporting lugs carried by said front frame, and lining platesengaging said lugs.

AUGUSTUS F. HARTER.

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